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SpringSource talks about Java's past and future

SpringSource's general manager Rod Johnson speaks about trends in the Java world and what he sees on the horizon for Java and SpringSource. Read more »

Why Java and .NET will continue to compete

In this reader Q&A, the author talks about the future of Java, the cost to develop in Java compared to .NET and whether Java will displace .NET. Read more »

JRuby team leaves Sun for Engine Yard

JRuby team has decided to move wholesale from Sun to Engine Yard. Read more »

The current state and future of C++

Justin James thinks there is still great potential for C++ developers to do quite nicely for themselves. Read more »

Red Hat announces strategy to 'future-proof' Java

Red Hat announced the JBoss Open Choice application platform strategy, an approach that the company says will redefine the use of Java in the enterprise by making it easier to develop and deploy applications. Read more »

Trouble in Java Land?

Maybe the debut of JavaFX will be the game changer that Sun hopes for. But the fragmentation in the mobile world won't make it easy. Read more »

Tags: at&t, java, javafx, sun

Q&A with Sun's Reginald Hutcherson

Builder AU recently had a quick chat with Reginald Hutcherson, Director Technology Outreach for Sun Microsystems about what's new in the world of Java. Read more »

Save time in Java when coding IEEE floating point numbers

Does your Java project need to create floating point numbers from a series of bits or create a sequence of bits from a floating point number? Then check out how the Float class can do the work for you. Read more »

Maximise your jdb debugging sessions

Jdb, the Java Debugger provided by Sun, can do most of the things you're used to doing in your normal debugger. Find out how you can get the most out of your jdb debugging sessions. Read more »

Should you install the new version of Java?

Sun Microsystems released a new version of Java for Windows, Linux and Solaris recently. Should you rush out to install it? Probably not. Read more »

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